I’ve never been so excited about a coffee maker – the Philips Baristina just got a big upgrade with a built-in smart steam wand for perfectly frothy milk.

• Philips Baristina Latte is a bean-to-cup coffee maker with a steam wand
• The automatic wand has three texture settings and works with non-dairy or dairy milk.
• It’s available now direct from Philips for $499.99 (around £380 / AU$710)

Philips has just released a new version of one of my all-time favorite coffee makers. Philips Baristina Latte solves the biggest problem with the original Baristina by adding an automatic steam wand to make frothing milk a breeze.

The classic Philips Baristina is available with a separate milk frother (which my colleague Max Langridge gave four stars out of five in his review), but Philips designers took note of feedback from customers who wanted an easier way to achieve the right milk texture for drinks like lattes and cappuccinos.